Tayshia Adams Explained

Tayshia Adams
Birth Date:4 September 1990[1]
Birth Place:Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Education:Concordia University Irvine (BS)
Occupation:Television personality, host
Spouse:Josh Bourelle (2015–2017)

Tayshia Adams (born September 4, 1990)[1] is an American television personality and television host.[2] She received national recognition after appearing as a contestant on season 23 of The Bachelor and the sixth season of Bachelor in Paradise. On November 5, 2020, Adams replaced Clare Crawley as the Bachelorette on season 16 of The Bachelorette.[3] [4] [5] Adams co-hosted The Bachelorette season 17 and 18.[6]

Early life and education

Adams was born raised in Santa Ana, California by her parents Desmond and Rosario Adams. Her father is African-American and her mother is Mexican; Adams identifies as biracial.[7] [8] She has three siblings and was a Girl Scout for 12 years.[9] Adams graduated from Rosary Academy in 2008, and then from Concordia University Irvine in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in biology.[10] [11] During her first week of college in 2008, she was run over by a truck, saying: "I had to relearn how to walk in the hospital and missed about two and a half, three months of school. After about two years, I finally got to the point where I could walk 'normally' and not have chronic pain when I sat down."[12] In 2011, Adams was hit by a distracted driver on the highway and she suffered from chronic pain for five years after the accident. Adams credits physical therapy for her recovery.[13]

In addition to being a reality television personality, Adams is also a former phlebotomist.[14]

Career

Adams has gained a large social media following on Instagram.[15] Adams is an influencer and has shared messages and advertisements on social media for various companies such as car manufacturer Hyundai, deodorant brand Secret and hair care brand Conair.[16] She is an ambassador for several brands, including Maybelline and Fabletics.[17]

Fashion and beauty

In October 2021, Adams launched a clothing collection with Amaryllis Apparel called "Amaryllis x Tayshia".[18] The collection consists of 17 pieces, including tops, skirts, jackets, jeans and blouses. The collection was designed for "the girl on the go" and was priced between $39.99 and $149.99. On March 8, 2022, she announced her partnership with athletics brand Asics.[19] In September 2022, Adams teamed up with Conair and Scünci and created a collection of hair accessories and tools sold at Walmart.[20] The collection called "Tayshia by Conair", consists of 33 hair accessories, five hair brushes and combs, five hair tools and one mirror.[21]

Adams has graced the covers of numerous luxury lifestyle and fashion magazines such as Modeliste[22] and Locale.[23] She has also appeared in pictorials for Cosmopolitan,[24] Marie Claire[25] and Women's Health.[26]

List of fashion and beauty lines by Tayshia Adams!Year!Title!Brand!Notes
2021"Amaryllis x Tayshia"Amaryllis ApparelClothing collection
2022"Tayshia x Conair"ConairHair accessories and tools collection

Television

Adams was a guest co-host on E! Daily Pop from March 24 to March 30, 2022.[27] Adams hosted the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted award show on June 5, 2022.[28] [29] On July 31, 2022, she competed against Matt James on game show The $100,000 Pyramid.[30] [31] In March 2023, she co-hosted Live From E!: Oscars After Party special.[32]

In May 2023, it was announced that Adams will appear in Amazon Freevee's upcoming competition series, The Goat.[33] [34] The show followed fan favorite reality television personalities going through a series of mental, physical, and social challenges, and only one will win a cash prize. The series premiered on May 9, 2024.[35] She was the second contestant to be voted off the competition.[36] In her first acting role, Adams played the role of Influencer in Max's political drama series The Girls on the Bus.

The Bachelor

Adams made her debut in The Bachelor franchise in 2019 when she appeared on Colton Underwood's season of The Bachelor. Adams was one of the final two contestants, alongside Hannah Godwin, both of whom were eliminated when Underwood decided to end the show to pursue Cassie Randolph.[37] [38]

Bachelor in Paradise

After her elimination from The Bachelor, Adams appeared on season six of Bachelor in Paradise in August 2019,[39] where she started dating fellow contestant John Paul Jones. The two split in September 2019, prior to the show's finale.[40] After the finale, Adams and Jones rekindled their relationship when she traveled to Saint Michaels, Maryland, to "see if he would be willing to give their relationship another chance." They dated for a few weeks before ending their relationship again in late October 2019.[40] [41] [42] [43]

The Bachelorette

In 2020, Adams was chosen as the replacement for Clare Crawley on season 16 of The Bachelorette after Crawley's exit, making this the first American Bachelorette season to have its lead replaced.[44] In the season finale, Adams chose Zac Clark, an addiction specialist from New Jersey, over runner-up Ben Smith, and the couple became engaged to marry.[45]

On March 13, 2021, it was announced that Adams will co-host season 17 of The Bachelorette alongside fellow former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe.[46] [47] On May 17, 2021, Adams accepted the award for "Best Dating Show" on The Bachelorette's behalf at the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted ceremony.[48] [49] In June 2021, Marie Claire called her "a longtime Bachelor Nation fan favorite."[50] In 2021, Adams hosted two podcasts, Bachelor Happy Hour and Click Bait with Bachelor Nation.[51] After a successful run co-hosting The Bachelorette Season 17, "Adams and Bristowe have received a warm reception as co-hosts, garnering positive feedback from Bachelor Nation on social media," leading to Adams being announced as the co-host for The Bachelorette season 18 with a multi-year option to extend beyond the two seasons she has co-hosted of The Bachelorette franchise this far.[6] In January 2022, Adams was replaced by Tia Booth as the co-host of Click Bait with Bachelor Nation podcast.[52]

Philanthropy

She works in partnership with Christian humanitarian organization World Vision.[53] She sponsors two children in Kenya and Honduras via World Vision. In 2022, she traveled to Moldova to visit Ukrainian refugees.[54] In December 2022, Adams created "All Things Possible" crossbody purse for World Vision to raise money for people at risk due to the Ukraine crisis.[55] [56] [57]

In 2023, Adams volunteered for Feeding America on Thanksgiving at the Urban Outreach Center in New York City.[58]

Personal life

In 2015, Adams married Josh Bourelle; they divorced in 2017.[59] In 2020, after meeting on The Bachelorette, she became engaged to Zac Clark.[60] The couple broke up in November 2021.[61]

Her interests include real estate, architecture and interior design.

Filmography

As actress

Television!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2024The Girls on the BusInfluencerEpisode: "The Everydays"

As herself

Television!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2019The BachelorContestantContestant on season 23; 10 episodes
Bachelor in ParadiseContestant on season 6; 13 episodes
2020American Music Awards PresenterTelevision special
2020–2022Entertainment TonightGuest and guest co-host6 episodes
2020–2021The BacheloretteLead and co-host
2021MTV Movie & TV Awards

Unscripted

PresenterTelevision special
2022E! Daily PopGuest co-hostMarch 24, 2022–30, 2022
MTV Movie & TV Awards

Unscripted

HostTelevision special
The $100,000 PyramidCelebrity playerEpisode: "Tayshia Adams vs Matt James and Wendi McLendon-Covey vs Thomas Lennon"
2023Live from E!: Oscar’s Afterparty Co-hostTelevision special
The Real Housewives of AtlantaGuest appearanceEpisode: "Keeping it Gucci"
2024 The GoatContestantContestant on season 1; 3 episodes
Podcasts
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020–2021Click Bait with Bachelor NationHost66 episodes
2021Bachelor Happy Hour26 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our favorite Tayshia Adams moments for her birthday. September 4, 2022. August 6, 2023. Good Morning America.
  2. Web site: Tayshia Adams . 2024-01-21 . Peoplemag . en.
  3. Web site: The Bachelor 2019 Cast: Meet Colton's Bachelorettes . ABC. en. January 9, 2020.
  4. Web site: The Bachelor's Tayshia on What Her Bachelorette Season Would've Looked Like. Ivie. Devon. March 26, 2019. Vulture. en-us. January 9, 2020.
  5. Former Bachelor Contestant Tayshia Adams Crashes Kris Jenner-Themed Bachelorette Party. People. en. January 9, 2020.
  6. Web site: Wagmeister. Elizabeth. 2021-08-02. 'The Bachelorette' Season 18 Will Be Co-Hosted by Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe. 2021-08-03. Variety. en-US.
  7. Web site: Padwal . Saylee . Bachelorette: What Is Tayshia Adams' Ethnicity? Meet Her Parents & Family . ScreenRant . November 27, 2020 . 25 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Tayshia Adams on Her 'Beautiful Journey' as a Black and Latina Bachelorette (Exclusive). Entertainment Tonight. Jennifer. Drysdale. November 9, 2020. December 25, 2020.
  9. Web site: Who Is Tayshia Adams? 8 Things You May Not Know About the Bachelorette Star. Glamour. October 13, 2020.
  10. Web site: Rosary High School Class of 2008. Rosary Royal Summer 2008. August 9, 2021.
  11. Web site: Peck . Molly . The Bachelorette: Everything You Need To Know About Tayshia Adams . ScreenRant . August 6, 2020 . 25 December 2020.
  12. Web site: 2021-05-25. Tayshia Adams: 'I Had Chronic Pain For Years After Two Devastating Accidents In College'. 2021-06-17. Women's Health. en-US.
  13. Web site: Former 'Bachelorette' Tayshia Adams was 'completely run over' by a truck in college. 2021-06-17. www.yahoo.com. May 25, 2021 . en-US.
  14. Web site: Tayshia Adams From 'Paradise' Draws Blood for a Living, Which Might Be Why JPG Gets Woozy Around Her. Distractify. en. January 9, 2020.
  15. Web site: Donelson. Grace. 2021-06-23. The Most Successful Female Contestants-Turned-Influencers of Bachelor Nation. 2021-11-24. Tagger. en.
  16. Web site: Kaitlyn Bristowe, Tayshia Adams, and the Richest Members of 'Bachelor Nation'. 2021-10-29. finance.yahoo.com. October 19, 2021 . en-US.
  17. Web site: Bonner. Mehera. 2021-11-01. Time to Break Down Tayshia Adams' Net Worth. 2021-12-14. Cosmopolitan. en-US.
  18. Web site: Amaryllis x Tayshia. 2021-10-29. Amaryllis Apparel. en.
  19. Web site: Adams . Tayshia . March 8, 2022 . I am SO excited to finally announce my partnership with @asics ! . 2022-03-13 . Facebook . en.
  20. Web site: Ilchi . Layla . 2022-09-08 . Exclusive: Tayshia Adams Teams With Scünci and Conair on Hair Accessories Collection . 2022-09-11 . WWD . en-US.
  21. Web site: TAYSHIA X CONAIR . 2022-09-11 . Twitter . en.
  22. Web site: 2021-04-05. 20 questions with Tayshia Adams. 2021-10-29. Modeliste Magazine. en-US.
  23. Web site: 2021-09-01. Issue #121: This Issue Features Tayshia Adams, People Who Inspire Us, and a Guide to Tulum. 2021-10-29. Locale Magazine. en-US.
  24. Web site: Sayles. Matt. 2021-05-17. Tayshia Adams Talks MTV, Chris Harrison, and 'The Bachelorette' (Of Course). 2021-10-29. Cosmopolitan. en-US.
  25. Web site: Herndon. Jessica. 2021-02-24. Can Tayshia Adams Steal You For a Sec?. 2021-10-29. Marie Claire. en-US.
  26. Web site: 2021-05-25. Tayshia Adams: 'I Had Chronic Pain For Years After Two Devastating Accidents In College'. 2021-10-29. Women's Health. en-US.
  27. Web site: Adams . Tayshia . March 24, 2022 . Twitter status . 2022-05-04 . Twitter . en.
  28. Web site: Longeretta . Emily . 2022-05-24 . Tayshia Adams Set to Host the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted (Exclusive) . 2022-05-25 . Variety . en-US.
  29. Web site: 2022-06-06 . How Tayshia Adams Got Dressed to Host Her First MTV Awards . 2022-06-11 . PAPER . en.
  30. Web site: Jacobs . Meredith . Which Words Stump Tayshia Adams on 'The $100,000 Pyramid'? . 2022-08-18 . TV Insider . July 29, 2022 . en-US.
  31. Web site: Kiner . Deb . 2022-07-31 . How to watch 'The $100,000 Pyramid' tonight (7/31/22): time, channel, free live stream . 2022-08-18 . pennlive . en.
  32. Web site: 2023-03-10 . All the Details on E!'s 2023 Oscars Red Carpet Experience . 2024-01-21 . E! Online.
  33. Web site: Tharp . Sharon . 2023-05-01 . Amazon Freevee's 'The GOAT' Cast Includes Kristen Doute, More Reality Stars . 2023-10-12 . Us Weekly . en-US.
  34. Web site: Campione . Katie . 2023-05-01 . Amazon Freevee Greenlights 'The GOAT' Reality Competition Series; Season 1 To Feature Tayshia Adams, Joey Sasso, Lauren Speed-Hamilton & More . 2023-10-12 . Deadline . en-US.
  35. Web site: Bloom . Mike . 2024-03-30 . Everything to Know About Amazon's 'The GOAT' . 2024-06-16 . Parade . en.
  36. Web site: Grebenyuk . Yana . 2024-05-10 . Why Joe Amabile Voted Bachelor Nation’s Tayshia Adams Off The Goat . 2024-06-16 . Us Weekly . en-US.
  37. 'The Bachelor' season finale recap: 'A gentleman never kisses and tells'. Entertainment Weekly. en. January 9, 2020.
  38. Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph's Love Is Real. Trust Me, I'd Know.. Iaconetti. Ashley. March 13, 2019. Cosmopolitan. en-US. January 9, 2020.
  39. Web site: Tayshia Adams Bachelor in Paradise. ABC. en. January 9, 2020.
  40. Web site: Bachelor in Paradise: Tayshia Adams Says Ex John Paul Jones Didn't Actually Move to L.A. for Her. people.com. en. January 9, 2020.
  41. Web site: 'Bachelor in Paradise' Stars Tayshia Adams and John Paul Jones Have Split Up. Rosa. Christopher. Glamour. September 18, 2019 . en. January 9, 2020.
  42. Web site: Tayshia Adams Says John Paul Jones Definitely Did Not Move to L.A. to Be With Her. Chambers. Hannah. November 7, 2019. Cosmopolitan. en-US. January 9, 2020.
  43. Web site: John Paul Jones Is 'Not Thrilled' With Tayshia Adams After Their Split. November 7, 2019. Us Weekly. en-US. January 9, 2020.
  44. Web site: 'The Bachelorette' Executive Reveals Why Tayshia Adams Replaced Clare Crawley (Exclusive) . November 5, 2020. Elizabeth. Wagmeister. Variety.
  45. Web site: 'The Bachelorette' finale recap: Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark are engaged . ABC News . 23 December 2020.
  46. Web site: Chris Harrison Not Returning to The Bachelorette Next Season, Tayshia Adams & Kaitlyn Bristowe to Co-Host. 2021-03-13. people.com. en.
  47. Web site: Ashlee Simpson & Evan Ross Cozy Up in L.A., Plus Brad Paisley, Cynthia Erivo and More. 2021-06-17. people.com. en.
  48. Web site: Tayshia Adams Gives Sweet Shout-Out to Fiancé Zac Clark as The Bachelorette Wins at MTV Awards. 2021-08-02. people.com. en.
  49. Web site: MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted: The Complete List of Winners. 2021-08-02. people.com. en.
  50. Web site: . 2021-06-08. Everything to Know About Tayshia Adams. 2021-06-17. Marie Claire. en-US.
  51. Web site: Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark Celebrate 1-Year Anniversary of When They First Met: 'It's Been a Wild Ride'. 2021-08-02. people.com. en.
  52. Web site: Kelly Wynne. 2022-01-20. Tayshia Adams Exits Bachelor Nation Podcast Click Bait as Tia Booth Steps in as New Co-Host. People. en-US.
  53. Web site: Harris . Nicole . 2023-10-25 . Tayshia Adams gives back . 2024-06-16 . World Vision . en-US.
  54. Web site: Instagram post . 2024-06-16 . www.instagram.com.
  55. Web site: “All Things Possible” crossbody purse by Tayshia Adams . 2024-06-16 . World Vision . en-US.
  56. Web site: Staff . Us Weekly . 2022-12-07 . Tayshia Adams Creates ‘All Things Possible’ Purse for Ukraine Relief . 2024-06-16 . Us Weekly . en-US.
  57. Web site: 2022-12-07 . Tayshia Adams Creates Crossbody ‘All Things Possible’ Purse for Ukraine Relief . 2024-06-16 . Yahoo Entertainment . en-US.
  58. Web site: Tayshia Adams, Bridget Moynahan and Emma Roberts: Stars Celebrating Thanksgiving in 2023 . 2024-06-16 . Entertainment Tonight . en-US.
  59. Web site: Hearon . Sarah . Everything Bachelorette Tayshia Adams Has Said About Her Ex-Husband Josh Bourelle, Divorce . US Weekly . December 12, 2020.
  60. Web site: 2021-04-08. Zac Clark: I've Had 'Ups and Downs' With Tayshia Adams Since 'Bachelorette'. 2021-06-30. Us Weekly. en-US.
  61. Web site: Jackson. Dory. November 22, 2021. Melody. Chiu. The Bachelorette's Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark End Their Engagement. 2021-11-22. people.com. en.